Kolkata: Along with Chingrighata, cops have granted RVNL another long-pending permission for Orange Line metro work — to bridge a 120m viaduct gap on VIP Road. The seven pillars have been standing near Haj House at Kaikhali on VIP Road. In an order on May 13, Bidhannagar Police allowed Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL), which…
Falta/Kolkata: Two years after Falta gave Trinamool a lead of nearly 1.7 lakh votes in the Lok Sabha election, CM Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday urged voters to send BJP candidate Debangshu Panda to assembly by more than 1 lakh votes and “reduce TMC to zero” in its Diamond Harbour stronghold, as campaigning ended ahead of…
KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress’s Falta candidate, Jahangir Khan, declared on Tuesday that he would not contest the May 21 repoll.Khan made the announcement during a press conference at his home in Falta’s Kamardanga Khan Para, where he praised CM Suvendu Adhikari for his proposed special package for Falta.“I want Falta to remain peaceful and prosperous. My…
Howrah: A 26-year-old wholesale meat trader was found critically injured near his house at Rasikal in Howrah’s Bankra on Tuesday. The victim, Sadab Kureshi, succumbed to his injuries while being shifted to a hospital.Kureshi’s family claimed that he was beaten to death for refusing to pay money demanded by Trinamool workers ahead of the polls….
Kolkata: Police have arrested several Trinamool functionaries in the past 24 hours on charges ranging from extortion and post-poll violence to running illicit rackets.Tension flared in Canning after TMC youth president Aritra Bose was arrested for allegedly shooting a BJP worker on counting day. Angry women armed with brooms and shoes surrounded the police station…
Kolkata: State govt is preparing to is scouting for office space after CM Suvendu Adhikari on Monday announced the formation of two judicial commissions, set to function from June 1. While one panel will focus on penalising persons involved in corruption, the other will deal with atrocities against women and children.Justice (retd) Biswajit Basu, who…
Kolkata: A writ petition has been filed in the Calcutta High Court challenging state govt’s appointment of Bengal CEO Manoj Agarwal as the chief secretary. The matter is scheduled to be mentioned before the bench of Justice Gaurang Kanth on Wednesday. Petitioner Anwar Hosen Molla argued that state govt issued the notification on May 11…
Kolkata: Shyam Metalics, which has proposed a total investment layout of Rs 20,000 crore for Bengal, is keenly watching the new govt’s industry, land and incentive policies to deploy its next phase of capital. While the steel and metal manufacturer has already committed Rs 10,000 crore across ongoing projects, it needs to acquire land for…
Burnpur/Nandigram: Bulldozers rolled in at Burnpur in West Burdwan district and Nandigram in East Midnapore on Tuesday, as authorities removed alleged encroachments.In Burnpur, the management of SAIL’s IISCO Steel Plant (ISP) used bulldozers to flatten two unauthorised Trinamool Congress party offices. According to an ISP spokesperson, the action was taken to remove unauthorised structures and…
Jhargram: An adult male elephant died after being electrocuted while entering a mango orchard at a private guesthouse in the Garh Salboni area of Jhargram. Three persons were arrested for laying electric lines that caused the animal’s death.The carcass was found on Tuesday morning. On receiving information, forest department officials, including the range officer of…
